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Kevin Kobel
Kevin Richard Kobel
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: October 2, 1953 in Buffalo, NY
High School: St. Francis (Colden, NY)
Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 10th round of the 1971 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1973
Final Game: June 7, 1980
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1973 19 MIL AL 0 1 .000 8.64 2 1 1 0 0 0 8.1 9 8 8 2 8 0 4 0 0 1 41 43 2.040 9.7 2.2 8.6 4.3 0.50
1974 20 MIL AL 6 14 .300 3.99 34 24 3 3 2 0 169.1 166 84 75 16 54 1 74 2 0 3 712 90 1.299 8.8 0.9 2.9 3.9 1.37
1976 22 MIL AL 0 1 .000 11.25 3 0 2 0 0 0 4.0 6 5 5 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 22 31 2.250 13.5 6.8 6.8 2.3 0.33
1978 24 NYM NL 5 6 .455 2.91 32 11 12 1 0 0 108.1 95 42 35 9 30 9 51 2 0 1 442 119 1.154 7.9 0.7 2.5 4.2 1.70
1979 25 NYM NL 6 8 .429 3.51 30 27 1 1 1 0 161.2 169 74 63 14 46 4 67 3 2 2 683 103 1.330 9.4 0.8 2.6 3.7 1.46
1980 26 NYM NL 1 4 .200 7.03 14 1 3 0 0 0 24.1 36 21 19 5 11 3 8 0 0 0 114 50 1.932 13.3 1.8 4.1 3.0 0.73
6 Seasons 18 34 .346 3.88 115 64 22 5 3 0 476.0 481 234 205 49 152 18 205 8 2 7 2014 92 1.330 9.1 0.9 2.9 3.9 1.35
162 Game Avg. 7 13 .346 3.88 44 24 8 2 1 0 181 183 89 78 19 58 7 78 3 1 3 765 92 1.330 9.1 0.9 2.9 3.9 1.35
NYM (3 yrs) 12 18 .400 3.58 76 39 16 2 1 0 294.1 300 137 117 28 87 16 126 5 2 3 1239 100 1.315 9.2 0.9 2.7 3.9 1.45
MIL (3 yrs) 6 16 .273 4.36 39 25 6 3 2 0 181.2 181 97 88 21 65 2 79 3 0 4 775 82 1.354 9.0 1.0 3.2 3.9 1.22
NL (3 yrs) 12 18 .400 3.58 76 39 16 2 1 0 294.1 300 137 117 28 87 16 126 5 2 3 1239 100 1.315 9.2 0.9 2.7 3.9 1.45
AL (3 yrs) 6 16 .273 4.36 39 25 6 3 2 0 181.2 181 97 88 21 65 2 79 3 0 4 775 82 1.354 9.0 1.0 3.2 3.9 1.22

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1978 24 NYM NL 32 30 25 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 8 .160 .192 .200 .392 12 5 0 0 4 0 0 1
1979 25 NYM NL 30 55 46 1 9 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 18 .196 .196 .217 .413 15 10 1 0 9 0 0 1
1980 26 NYM NL 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Seasons 76 87 73 4 13 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 26 .178 .189 .205 .395 11 15 1 0 13 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 185 156 9 28 4 0 0 9 0 0 2 55 .178 .189 .205 .395 11 32 2 0 28 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1973 MIL AL 19 P 2 1 8.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.08 0.50 .900 1.84 0.85
1974 MIL AL 20 P 34 24 169.1 37 8 29 0 3 1.000 1.97 1.09 .943 1.81 0.83
1976 MIL AL 22 P 3 0 4.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.25 0.33 .900 1.80 0.87
1978 NYM NL 24 P 32 11 108.1 22 4 16 2 1 .909 1.66 0.63 .955 1.91 0.72
1979 NYM NL 25 P 30 27 161.2 42 13 26 3 2 .929 2.17 1.30 .952 1.80 0.66
1980 NYM NL 26 P 14 1 24.1 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.48 0.29 .950 1.92 0.69
6 Seasons P 115 64 476.0 107 25 77 5 6 .953 1.93 0.89 .949 1.83 0.74
6 Seasons TOT 115 64 476.0 107 25 77 5 6 .953 1.93 0.89 .902 1.83 0.74

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1973 AL--born 1953-10-02--2nd
1974 AL--born 1953-10-02--8th

                                         

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Transactions

June 8, 1971: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 10th round of the 1971 amateur draft.

December 6, 1977: Purchased by the New York Mets from the Milwaukee Brewers.

June 17, 1980: Traded by the New York Mets to the Kansas City Royals for a player to be named later. The Kansas City Royals sent Randy McGilberry (June 23, 1980) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

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